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A major explosion struck a gas pipeline in the Russian city of Langepas, located in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District of western Siberia, on the evening of July 10, according to Ukrainian intelligence sources cited by Militarnyi. The damaged pipeline reportedly supplied gas to defense industry facilities in the Chelyabinsk, Orenburg, and Sverdlovsk regions—key hubs for Russia’s military-industrial complex.

Statistics showing that Associate Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson has spoken more words than any other Supreme Court Justice since she joined the Court in 2022 has inspired her to demand a pay raise. "Data compiled by the New York Times show me far ahead of the others," she said. "I have spoken more than twice as many words (11,003) as second place finisher Amy Coney Barrett (4,475), more than three times as many as Chief Justice John Roberts (3,469), and more than 100 times as many as Clarence Thomas. Yet, I am still the lowest paid member of the...

NOW - Tucker Carlson says Epstein was "working on behalf" of Israel and Israel was "committing crimes" on American soil.

For the first time, researchers have studied what happens in the brains of people who have migraines when they haven't slept enough: The mechanisms in the brain that should reduce pain don't work as well. "It is well known that sleep can relieve migraine headaches, migraine attacks can start during or after sleep, and many people with migraine say that disturbed sleep triggers attacks," says Omland. During the course of two studies, 140 people sacrificed sleep and had their brain's nervous system studied and measured. The subjects were subjected to pain in order for the researchers to find out more...

She's so dumb, she deserves her own thread. And, she's not even blond.As an aside, I posted this because someone dared me to.;-)

An Arizona man is facing hundreds of dollars in fines from his homeowners association after offering free water bottles to neighbors during the scorching desert heat. David Martin, of Goodyear, first set up a free water bottle station outside his home in the Canyon Trails community at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic - a thoughtful gesture he and his wife hoped would inspire unity and offer relief during the blistering summer months, KPHO News first reported. 'It's really for the drivers, for the families, it's for the kids,' he told 12 News. 'It's to do something positive in a...

British pubs will close down at the rate of one a day this year, the industry’s trade body has warned, blaming high business taxes. At the same time, the hospitality sector has called on ministers to tackle “eye-watering” costs. The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), which represents more than 20,000 pubs in the UK, said it expects 378 to close this year in England, Scotland and Wales, at a cost of 5,600 jobs. This would mark an increase on last year’s 350 closures, continuing a long-term trend that has made more than 15,000 pubs call last orders once and...

A knockoff baseball cap using the New York Mets’ orange and blue colors and iconic “NY” logo to boost Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign is being hawked online – without permission from the club or Major League Baseball, The Post has learned. The cap reads “Zohran for NY Mayor,” with the interlocking “NY” being the trademarked Mets logo. Some sellers, such as Good Shirts, which was charging $29.95 Friday for the commie cap, claim on their websites that “a portion of proceeds will be donated to Zohran Mamdani’s campaign fund.” Another online seller, Eletees, was charging $40.95 per cap...

NEW YORK -- Forty years ago, the legendary Live Aid concerts aimed to do a lot of good - helping to raise over $100 million for famine relief in Ethiopia and inspiring worldwide awareness for a cause it might otherwise have ignored. Simulcast from Philadelphia and London on July 13, 1985, Live Aid was the most ambitious global television event of its time: 16 hours of live music in two different continents featuring Queen, The Who, a Led Zeppelin reunion and more. A lot has changed in the years since. "Live Aid, '85 to now, is the same distance as...

🧵THREAD: 1) I’m not sure about Kash leaving, but the report that Dan Bongino is done cleaning up after Pam Bondi is 100% accurate, and comes after months of frustration. I have this on airtight multiple sourcing. And Dan isn’t the only one who feels that way… 2/ Both Kash and Dan, for months, have tried to get Pam to understand the importance of full transparency in her department, especially on the Epstein stuff. For reasons becoming apparent, this has fallen on deaf ears… 3/ Pam has been giving multiple avenues to pursue, and infinite examples of people who need...

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has just revealed up to 5 MORE "Alligator-Alcatraz" facilities may be coming soon

Explanation: As the Sun set, a bright Full Moon rose on July 10. Its golden light illuminates clouds drifting through southern hemisphere skies in this well-composed telephoto image from Conceição do Coité, Bahia, Brazil. The brightest lunar phase is captured here with both a short and long exposure. The two exposures were combined to reveal details of the lunar surface in bright moonlight and a subtle iridescence along the dramatically backlit cloudscape. Of course, July's Full Moon is a winter moon in the southern hemisphere. But in the north it's known to some as the Thunder Moon, likely a nod...

President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he's levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico. Trump announced the tariffs on two of the United States' biggest trade partners in letters posted to his social media account. In his letter to Mexico's leader, Trump acknowledged that the country has been helpful in stemming the flow of undocumented migrants and fentanyl into the United States. But he said the country has not done enough to stop North America from turning into a "Narco-Trafficking Playground." Trump in his letter to the European Union said that the U.S. trade deficit was a...

A Massachusetts district judge extended a temporary restraining order Friday blocking the enforcement of a new provision that would cut Medicaid funding to certain Planned Parenthood health centers. Obama-appointed federal Judge Indira Talwani ruled that a provision of the Reconciliation Act, which would prevent Medicaid reimbursements to organizations providing abortions and meeting certain financial criteria, including receiving over $800,000 in Medicaid reimbursements in 2023, could not be enforced. The ruling specifically impacts the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its affiliates, including the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts and Planned Parenthood Association of Utah. “Defendants, their agents, employees, appointees, successors,...

I spend a lot of time talking about how western civilization – in particular as driven by the United States – is easily the greatest that mankind has yet created. If one looks at it objectively, it’s not even close. The list of things that are part of the everyday life of people around the world is basically a list of things that were invented or developed in the west. From cars to planes to advanced agriculture to elevators to plastic and mobile phones and computers and DNA and much, much more. But every now and then something happens that...

Lately there has been a big increase in speculation about an official revaluation of gold. At YouTube this week Rebel Capitalist's George Gammon seemed surprised by the possibility as he called attention to financial letter writer Luke Gromen's recent report that the May edition of the Federal Reserve's Financial Accounting Manual for Federal Reserve Banks describes a mechanism by which the U.S. Treasury Department and the Fed can revalue the U.S. gold reserve: https://www.youtube.com/live/oDNhrvbZV34 While this was news to Gammon, revaluation is an old story with gold. Gromen actually disclosed the mechanism in the Fed manual last year -- https://www.gata.org/node/23332...

The Buffalo News published a political cartoon appearing to mock right-wing victims in the lethal flooding disaster in Texas, and many on social media were outraged at the news outlet. The cartoon showed a man with a MAGA hat being swept away in the flood holding a "HELP" sign, while behind him, a word bubble has the famous conservative phrase, "Gov't is the problem not the solution." The cartoon by Adam Zyglis, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, appeared to accuse conservatives of hypocrisy for asking for help from the federal government during a natural disaster while criticizing the government during brighter...

Pope Leo XIV Appoints Pro 'Fiducia-Supplicans' Bishop – For AfricaPope Leo XIV appointed Rev Michel Guillaud on July 11 as Bishop of Constantine–Hippone, Algeria. It is the historic diocese of St Augustine (354-430).Born in 1961 and ordained as a priest in the Diocese of Lyon in 1990, he dedicated his ministry to Arabic and Islamic studies.He arrived in Algeria in 2006 and was assigned to the Diocese of Constantine.Since 2015, he has served as Secretary of the Regional Episcopal Conference of North Africa (CERNA).In this role, he co-worked a notable statement aimed at challenging the narrative that Africa as a...